Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Bury 3rd with 79 points, Crawley Town 19th with 53, 26 apart. Crawley Town ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 19th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.78/1.22 for Bury and 1.11/1.48 for Crawley Town (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.28.
8 matches unbeaten backed Bury's arrival, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 13/15 points for Bury against 6/15 for Crawley Town.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Bury, 4 by Crawley Town, 0 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting.
Gigg Lane in Bury, capacity 11,840, hosted the game. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 1-1 full-time score.